Communication Disorders in Multicultural PopulationsFourteen contributions addressing speech-language pathologists and audiologists discuss the provision of clinical services to individuals from various cultures and linguistic backgrounds. The authors provide overviews of the major cultural groups in the US. The discussion of specific communication disorders covers neurogenic conditions, AIDS, neonatal cocaine exposure, traumatic brain injury, hearing disorders, deafness, and fluency disorder among bilingual people. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Communication Disorders in a Multicultural | 19 |
Dolores E Battle | 31 |
Communication Disorders and Development | 70 |
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